Beaded Bolster Pillow

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When you want the ultimate comfort while watching your favorite movie or your favorite football match, a beaded bolster pillow is the only solution. These are actually one type of decorative pillows, which feature elaborate designs on the pillow facing. They are mainly constructed with the use of beads. These designs may be eclectic mixes of many different colors as well as sizes of beads. These are generally considered only to be decorating accents while some opine that they are not at all meant for practical use.

You can make your own beaded bolster pillows. There is no perfect instruction to design these. Some designs even make use of only a small amount of beadwork, such as a simple design in the middle of the pillow along with a beaded trim. Often the designs are made with intricate patterns in order to create an image on the surface of the pillow. Moreover, if you make them yourself, you will enough leeway to choose right from the fabric to the beads, designs and patterns, keeping your home décor in mind. If you don't want to make them at your home, there are a number of websites, which offer various kinds of these.

The beaded bolster pillows have great decorative value. You can keep one of these with a group of three or four on a bed or a sofa. This will add a lot visual interest to the room. You also can place one beaded pillow in an accent chair or a one-seated sofa in order to enrich the decorative quotient of the room. These pillows can also be placed on a window seat to give the area an inviting look.

But one disadvantage of this is that it should not be placed into any type of washing machine, no matter how sophisticated a washing machine you have. Even after the cold water and the gentle cycle, there is still a fair chance that some of the beads will break from the facing. This not only will ruin the look of the pillow, but also can lead to problems with the expensive washing machine. If you want to wash the covers of these, you have to gently remove the casing first. And then wash it with your hand with a mild detergent coupled with lukewarm water. After washing, the clean cover should be laid flat to let it dry thoroughly before you place the pillow back into the pillow cover.